diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/meta/dey-toolchain.bb b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/meta/dey-toolchain.bb
index 10c9cccc8..45e83c4fa 100644
--- a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/meta/dey-toolchain.bb
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/meta/dey-toolchain.bb
@@ -6,5 +6,10 @@ LICENSE = "MIT"
 inherit core-image dey-image-sdk qt-version
 inherit populate_sdk ${QT_POPULATE_SDK}
 
+# Do not include kernel in the toolchain
+PACKAGE_EXCLUDE = " \
+    kernel-image-* \
+"
+
 SDK_NAME = "${PN}-${MACHINE}"
 TOOLCHAIN_OUTPUTNAME = "${SDK_NAME}-${SDK_VERSION}"